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Controversial Fed Nominee Shelton Stalls in Senate Test Vote

Associated Press

   WASHINGTON - The nomination of Judy Shelton, President Donald Trump's
   controversial pick for the Federal Reserve, is stalled in the Senate
   after Vice President-elect Kamala Harris returned to the chamber to
   cast a key vote in a tally Tuesday.

   Two key Republicans were absent because of COVID-related concerns. The
   47-50 vote came as the Republican-controlled Senate continues to focus
   its energies in the post-election lame-duck session on confirming
   Trump's appointees.

   Shelton is an unusually caustic critic of the Fed and was opposed by
   two GOP senators, Susan Collins of Maine and Mitt Romney of Utah, in
   Tuesday's vote. Harris has been focused on the transition to the Biden
   administration but returned to the chamber for her first vote since
   winning the vice presidency.

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